MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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